2.8 Writing target vocabulary – 2D shapes - English Online

<strong>2.8</strong> <strong>Writing</strong> <strong>target</strong> <strong>vocabulary</strong> – <strong>2D</strong> <strong>shapes</strong><br />

Topic: Shapes<br />

Subtopic: <strong>2D</strong> <strong>shapes</strong><br />

Activity type/skill:<br />

Literacy focus: Vocabulary<br />

Objective<br />

Write words accurately.<br />

What you need<br />

Student worksheet (see next page)<br />

Audio track <strong>2.8</strong><br />

What to do<br />

1. Explain to the students that will hear several sentences. They need to write the missing<br />

words they hear in the spaces on the student worksheet.<br />

2. Play track <strong>2.8</strong> (Track 3 for this topic).<br />

3. Working in pairs, have students mark each other’s work.<br />

4. Have students follow the instructions to complete the drawing.<br />

Answers:<br />

This is a triangle. It has three sides.<br />

They are the same length.<br />

Draw a star at the top of the triangle.<br />

Draw a small circle above the triangle on the right.<br />

Draw a square in the centre of the triangle.<br />

Then draw a pattern between the lines at the bottom of the triangle.<br />

Extending the activity<br />

Dictate a few sentences each day.<br />

ESOL <strong>Online</strong> – Focus on <strong>English</strong> – 2. Shapes

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Activity eight<br />

Track 3<br />

This is a triangle. It has three .<br />

They are the .<br />

a star at the<br />

of the triangle.<br />

a small circle<br />

the triangle<br />

on the .<br />

a square in the<br />

of the triangle.<br />

Then<br />

a<br />

the lines at the<br />

of the triangle.<br />

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